13 Ways Of Looking At Sports

In May, my best friends and I took on a challenge to create a twenty minute documentary about car culture (more specifically, car culture in Minnesota), however, after taking “13 Ways of Looking at Sports”, I formed connections and realizations that car culture is a branch of motorsport and the passion/community evolving around motorsport parallels the roots of sport we have discussed in class. Our essential questions we wanted to answer through the documentary were: How can we bring awareness to the “average joe” that cars and car culture are an expression of creativity, sport, and lifestyle? How can we deepen our awareness about the Minnesota car culture and how can we share the story behind Minnesota car culture? Essentially, we wanted to
My passion for car culture and motorsport developed from the environment I grew up in and the personal connections and enjoyment I have gained through the community. I consider motorsport to be one of the most passion driven sports in existence because the adrenaline rush and constant enjoyment from the culture outweighs any other experience I have had with sport besides playing lacrosse. My love for motorsport and car culture bloomed from growing up in Indianapolis, which is considered to be the racing capital of the world. I recall going to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway every year and every weekend in the Spring to watch my favorite racers qualify for the Indy 500, Brickyard 400, and the Motor GP. Growing up in a car enthusiast environment has allowed me to grow a deep passion for the sport and the community/culture. When I moved to Minnesota, I experienced a reciprocated feeling to the Indianapolis motorsport scene. The only difference was that Indianapolis had been recognized globally as a pronounced motorsport scene, whereas in Minnesota, the average joe is unconscious to motorsport and the culture